diff --git a/src/floating.c b/src/floating.c
index 7e62eea5..93a5b11c 100644
--- a/src/floating.c
+++ b/src/floating.c
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ void floating_resize_window(xcb_connection_t *conn, Client *client,
  */
 void drag_pointer(xcb_connection_t *conn, Client *client, xcb_button_press_event_t *event,
                   xcb_window_t confine_to, border_t border, callback_t callback, void *extra) {
-        xcb_window_t root = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(xcb_get_setup(conn)).data->root;
         uint32_t new_x, new_y;
         Rect old_rect;
         if (client != NULL)
diff --git a/src/handlers.c b/src/handlers.c
index 12e81f71..31eeced6 100644
--- a/src/handlers.c
+++ b/src/handlers.c
@@ -458,8 +458,6 @@ int handle_screen_change(void *prophs, xcb_connection_t *conn,
  *
  */
 int handle_unmap_notify_event(void *data, xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_unmap_notify_event_t *event) {
-        xcb_window_t root = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(xcb_get_setup(conn)).data->root;
-
         add_ignore_event(event->sequence);
 
         Client *client = table_get(&by_child, event->window);
diff --git a/src/sighandler.c b/src/sighandler.c
index 92cbc5cb..d789f30b 100644
--- a/src/sighandler.c
+++ b/src/sighandler.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ static int sig_handle_key_press(void *ignored, xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_key_p
  *
  */
 static xcb_window_t open_input_window(xcb_connection_t *conn, Rect screen_rect, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
-        xcb_window_t root = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(xcb_get_setup(conn)).data->root;
         xcb_window_t win = xcb_generate_id(conn);
 
         uint32_t mask = 0;
diff --git a/src/workspace.c b/src/workspace.c
index 2ae0a498..291f754a 100644
--- a/src/workspace.c
+++ b/src/workspace.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ bool workspace_is_visible(Workspace *ws) {
  */
 void workspace_show(xcb_connection_t *conn, int workspace) {
         bool need_warp = false;
-        xcb_window_t root = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(xcb_get_setup(conn)).data->root;
         /* t_ws (to workspace) is just a convenience pointer to the workspace we’re switching to */
         Workspace *t_ws = workspace_get(workspace-1);
 
diff --git a/src/xcb.c b/src/xcb.c
index ee3148ed..38b1d5a8 100644
--- a/src/xcb.c
+++ b/src/xcb.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ uint32_t get_colorpixel(xcb_connection_t *conn, char *hex) {
  */
 xcb_window_t create_window(xcb_connection_t *conn, Rect dims, uint16_t window_class, int cursor,
                            bool map, uint32_t mask, uint32_t *values) {
-        xcb_window_t root = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(xcb_get_setup(conn)).data->root;
         xcb_window_t result = xcb_generate_id(conn);
         xcb_cursor_t cursor_id = xcb_generate_id(conn);